Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 468

Chapter 466: Establishing Another God

. Lance and the Brave Squad are indeed young and powerful, but that doesn’t mean all twenty-five-year-olds are level five warriors or magicians.

Lance and his companions represent only a small minority of exceptionally talented individuals; a vast majority of their peers struggle at levels two and three.

The dungeon’s formations aren’t meant to make cultivation easy for everyone; they’re specifically designed for newborns, allowing them to advance more easily.

There are differences among children; only a small number can reach level five or legendary status, while many remain stuck at levels three and four.

This small group of children holds the key to world destruction.

“We don’t have to conquer the entire dungeon. Perhaps after conquering four-fifths of it, a ten-year-old at the Divine Transformation stage appears, and that’s enough to destroy the world.”

“A ten-year-old throwing buildings around like sandbags, performing techniques whose effects are unknown. It’s entirely possible this world will be destroyed.”

“These extraterritorial demons have more tricks than one another.” Li Er felt he wasn’t up to the task of dealing with an extraterritorial demon.

These extraterritorial demons, unused by their destructive power, were each more sinister than the last.

As they walked, the elven queen invited them into a large tree.

The tree was hollow, large enough for the elves to inhabit. In the center stood a round table carved from the tree’s core. Everyone sat around it, placing Bai Hongtu’s phantom at the center.

The hospitable elves presented a fruit platter, one for each person, including Bai Hongtu’s phantom.

Jiang Li knocked on the tree table and asked, “The question is, what role do the gods play here?”

“The dungeons make the three races stronger. The gods give people skills. Do they know that the more dungeons they conquer, the faster humanity will be destroyed?”

Jiang Li took out the Crown of the Brave and asked the new Demon King and the demon warriors, “Did the old Demon King ever tell us about the function of the four-piece set of the Brave? Especially the Crown of the Brave, which can control the Brave.”

Ruyi Gourd and Li Er thought about it and shook their heads in unison, “No.”

“In the old Demon King’s diary, it mentioned that the Honghu Emissary told the old Demon King that the seven gods and the old Demon King are on the same side. If the old Demon King can ascend to the fairyland, then the world of Ella will be the world of the seven gods. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the seven gods stopping the old Demon King’s ascension plan.”

“That’s indeed the case. The seven gods have bestowed skills upon the three tribes, empowering them to battle in the dungeon. The number of adventurers engaging in the dungeon has also increased year by year.”

The more Lance, the archer Lana, and the Elf Queen listened to the two conversing, the more they felt like they were listening to a fairy tale.

They casually discussed the problems that would arise after conquering the dungeon and how to destroy the world.

Considering these three—a demon general, a new demon king, and their own boss, each incredibly powerful—they were probably not joking, but genuinely discussing how the Ella world would end.

Hearing their belief that the seven gods and the demon king were colluding, Lance, as a follower of the gods, was determined to uphold the gods’ justice.

“The three tribes introduced the adventurer system to reduce mortality. If the gods wish for more deaths, why didn’t they intervene to stop the establishment of the Adventurer’s Guild?”

Jiang Li asked Ruyi Gourd and Li Er on Lance’s behalf, “Have you ever heard of the Adventurer’s Guild?”

Each of them shook their heads.

Ruyi Gourd only stayed in Ella for three days, and Li Er for one. Both of them were still with the demons and hadn’t thoroughly understood the human race’s situation.

Jiang Li explained, “The Adventurer’s Guild also divides adventurers into five levels: beginner, second,…, and fifth. These levels don’t correspond to the warrior and magician levels.”

“Warrior and magician levels are based solely on strength, while adventurers also require experience. Completing quests and accumulating experience allows you to level up.”

“For example, the Brave Squad that Lance belongs to consists of five levels: fifth-level warriors, fifth-level assassins, and fifth-level priests. However, they lack experience and are prone to failure in dungeons. Logically, they wouldn’t be able to complete their quests and become fifth-level adventurers.”

“Lance’s joining the Brave Squad made them more cautious. As they completed more quests, their level increased to fifth.”

“The adventurer system has effectively reduced the mortality rate.”

Li Er said carelessly: “Perhaps the gods felt that if people rushed into the dungeon blindly, they would soon die, and the Demon King would not gain much experience. The gods advocated a slow and steady approach, so they watched the three tribes launch the adventurer system without stopping them.”

The Ruyi Gourd paid more attention to Jiang Li’s opinion. It hesitated and said, “Does the Human Emperor mean that the gods might be good?”

Jiang Li shook his head: “Not so, I’m just stating the facts. The old Demon King didn’t mention the Crown of Bravery in his diary, which means that the Crown of Bravery is a crown forged by the gods to control the mind. No matter how you look at it, it’s not a good thing.”

“The gods’ actions are contradictory. Perhaps only by finding the gods can we get to the bottom of the matter.”

“Do you two know how to find the gods?”

Ruyi Gourd said sheepishly. “We’re trying. We plan to start by scaring the elves. If that doesn’t work, we’ll go after the beastmen. If that doesn’t work, we’ll go after the humans.”

Jiang Li turned to Li Er and asked, “Do you think Ruyi Gourd’s plan is reliable?”

Li Er scratched his head. “It’s certainly not very reliable. We don’t need to go after the humans. We can just go after the elves and beastmen.”

Jiang Li felt he couldn’t rely on this man and this gourd anymore.

He turned to Lance and the Elf Queen and asked, “Where do the gods live?”

Lance and the Elf Queen gave the same answer: “The gods are everywhere.”

“…The gods are everywhere. Are they gods or the way of heaven?”

In Jiang Li’s impression, only the way of heaven could be omnipresent.

Lance smiled bitterly. This question was truly beyond his scope. “Master Jiang Li, we truly don’t know where the seven gods are. The Radiant Codex says they are everywhere.”

Jiang Li could understand. Gods, after all, were always acting mysteriously, claiming to reside in the Supreme Holy Realm or to have countless avatars omnipresent.

“To put it simply, the gods are hiding somewhere unknown. We need to find them, or force them out. From the magical chants, we can see that the gods value faith above all else. As long as we break their faith, they will emerge, even if they don’t want to.”

Li Er was curious: “So how do we break their faith?”

“The easiest way to dissuade people from believing in the Seven Gods is to establish another one.”

Jiang Li pointed at himself: “For example, me.”

Bai Hongtu said excitedly: “How about calling him the God of Darkness? Or the God of Mahayana, or the God of Cultivation? Let me tell you, when naming a god, the most important thing is to have a powerful aura.”

Jiang Li expressionlessly closed the remote communication symbol.

You should turn off things you don’t need to avoid annoying people.

(End of this chapter)